Just to be serious for once, I don't think there's a "wrong" choice to make at #2.
Obviously 5+ years from now when the fog clears, there will be a right and wrong choice. Hindsight is 50/50.
I have my favourites, but you can make the argument for any of Silayev, Iginla, Lindstrom, Demidov, Levshunov, Dickinson, Parekh, or Buium.
I don't think anyone else is really in the conversation. There are players on the fringes like Eiserman, Helenius, Yakemchuk, Sennecke, Catton, Connelly, but I think those start to really look like reaches if you take them at 2.
So let's look at what I see as the core 8, and what you might have if you hit.
Anton Silayev: Behemoth shutdown defenseman. With him and Vlasic on the same team, even Connor McDavid would fear our blueline. If he hits, you've got Zdeno Chara.
Tij Iginla: Power forward. Staggering rate of improvement. Very young for the draft. He's essentially an entire year younger than Demidov and others. Would look great on Bedard's wing. If he hits, you've got Jarome Iginla.
Cayden Lindstrom: Power forward. Has everything going for him, except health. I really can't assess the potential risk with Lindstrom. That's up to the Blackhawks medical staff to figure out. Would be a good fit on Bedard's wing. If he hits, you've got what Kirby Dach should have been. But if the injury history winds up being a long term problem, well then you've got Kirby Dach.
Ivan Demidov: Skill winger. High talent level. Can showboat and dangle his way onto highlight reels. Will all of it translate to the NHL? Unlikely. But he should still be a spectacle player to some extent. Straight line speed is kind of like Bedard's, which is fine, but I wonder if they're the best fit. You want to pair Bedard with guys that are ideally faster and bigger than he is. Demidov isn't either of those things. I don't have a comp for him, but if he hits he's a 1st line winger.
Artyom Levshunov: Very toolsy RHD. Does he think and process the game at a high enough level? I think that will keep him from ever being a 1D, but it won't stop him from becoming a potential high end 2D. If he hits, he's Seth Jones.
Sam Dickinson: Of all the D in this group, I'd wager that Dickinson is the fastest skater. That plays into how Kyle Davidson wants to build this team, which is to be the fastest in the league. Does he have that next level to his game to reach 1D status? Maybe a low end one? If he hits, he's Shea Theodore.
Zayne Parekh: He's one of those double edge sword players where he goes all in on the offense first and foremost. You live and die by it. RHD and a power play boon which is a need for the Hawks. If he hits, he's Erik Karlsson. If he doesn't, he's Erik Gustafsson.
Zeev Buium: Dynamic defenseman that will grab your attention with his lateral movements, but he lacks high end speed. Processes the game at a high level. If he hits, he's Adam Fox.